OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies

2008 | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Secret agent OSS 117 foils Nazis, beds local beauties, and brings peace to the Middle East.

Scores

Overall Score
67.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
58.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
75.5%
Review Aggregate
74.2

Critic Consensus

75.0% Fresh • 60 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 75% of 60 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnythin plotstylizedsatiricalvisually strikinglightheartedgrittypolitical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jean Dujardin2008$1,462,000$2,131,000(est)
Bérénice Bejo2008$900,000$1,311,000(est)
Aure Atika2008$678,000$987,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score76.0
RT critic review count63
Rotten Tomatoes audience score75.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes24,614

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$303,543$442,273
International2008$22,752,341$33,150,996
Worldwide2008$23,055,884$33,593,269

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2008$9,252,708$13,481,535
Digital Rentals ?2008$805,000$1,172,915
Digital Purchases ?2008$287,000$418,170
Physical Rentals ?2008$6,670,000$9,718,435
Physical Purchases ?2008$13,820,000$20,136,247
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$136,594$199,023
Total Revenues2008$30,971,302$45,126,324
Expenses
Budget ?2008$15,200,000$22,146,958
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$4,332,000 (est)$6,311,883 (est)
Participations2008$1,239,000$1,805,268
Residuals ?2008$1,557,000$2,268,606
Interest & Overhead2008$3,040,000$4,429,392
Total Expenses2008$25,368,000$36,962,107
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$5,603,302$8,164,217

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